A Big Raise for Congressmen? Part 3

National Debt of the United States

The biggest problem facing our country is the huge amount of debt we are carrying. We keep adding to it every year because Congress keeps voting to spend more money. Much of that money goes to the military and the defense industry. The defense industry likes this because it means more business for them. All the people who work in the defense industry like it because it means they get to keep their jobs. 

I don't know if we can stop this constant overspending, but we should try. One way that might work is if we get Congress critters a bonus if they manage to reduce the debt. Say, through some miracle, they manage to reduce the debt by one trillion dollars. One percent of that would be $10 billion dollars. Divide that among the 500 Congressmen would be $20 million dollars for each Congressman. That might motivate them to do something.

Part 2 here.